Colfax, ND, grain elevator to be rebuilt after Dec. 6 fire
A grain elevator in Colfax, N.D., that was badly damaged by a Dec. 6 fire will be rebuilt.
The cause of the fire hasn’t been determined, but Colfax Farmers Elevator Inc. general manager Carrol Duerr says the co-op is assessing the damage and plans to rebuild. Tuesday, December, 16, 2014 - Forum News Service - News

Gas-fueled pressure washers caused fire at Minnesota hog farm
State investigators have concluded that a huge fire that killed more than 12,000 pigs and hogs at a southern Minnesota swine farm was accidental and caused by excessive heat from gas-fueled pressure washers, according to KEYC-TV in Mankato. Wednesday, February, 25, 2015 - - News

SD Hutterite colony loses 600 hogs to smoke inhalation
A fire started in a hog barn on the Golden View Hutterite Colony Saturday afternoon. McCook County (S.D.) Emergency Manager Brad Stiefvater said embers from a nearby burn pit likely were sucked into a vent and started the fire in the ceiling of the building. Tuesday, April, 15, 2014 - - News

Mitchell, SD, firefighters battle blaze at CHS Farmers Alliance
Around 3 a.m. Wednesday, a fire destroyed a fertilizer and chemical building at CHS Farmers Alliance in Mitchell, S.D., and blanketed much of the town with the choking smell of smoke.
The Mitchell Fire Department responded to the structure fire at about 3 a.m. on Elevator Road in western Mitchell. Firefighters and law enforcement found a building billowing with smoke and flames. The structure is owned by CHS Farmers Alliance and is just south of the main elevator area. Thursday, November, 20, 2014 - Forum News Service - News

Candidates for US House, ND ag commissioner debate for first time
Democratic challengers from North Dakota for Congress and state agriculture commissioner fired shots at their opponents’ records and office management with mixed results during the first statewide debates of the two races May 1 in Bismarck. Friday, May, 02, 2014 - Forum News Service - News

US trade deal is under fire
BRUSSELS — The European Union made public its negotiating mandate for a free trade deal with the U.S. in a bid to quell growing opposition to the proposed accord. Monday, October, 13, 2014 - - News

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A fire destroys a North Dakota grain elevator, experts say there are only 60 years of farming left if soil degradation conties and an appropriations bill would prevent a second beef checkoff and require a report on COOL. Monday, December, 15, 2014 - Agweek - News

US meat labeling requirements under fire in appeals court
The Obama administration’s argument for keeping its labeling requirements in place for meat vendors is too broad and would give regulators too much power over how goods are labeled, judges in a U.S. appeals court said May 19. Tuesday, May, 20, 2014 - Reuters - News